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If you have a computer you currently run Windows 10 on andbuild yourself another, can you transfer the Windows 10 license to your newcomputer? This is a question we were asked in the store the other day. As itwasn't the first time we had heard it so we thought we would add a blog post tospread the word.

All the Windows license are now connected to users Microsoft account and the activation is done through online. If you connected your Windows 10 license with a Microsoft account, you can use the same license even if you have changed the hardware of your PC/Laptop. Reactivate Windows 10 License for Same PC. Install ATI 2016 on your new computer, once installed start the program, and you will be asked to log into your Acronis Account, you should then get a warning about the licence issue and there will be (if I recall correctly) instructions on how to move the licence from the old computer to a new computer. If you already have obtained Windows 10 one way or another, we couldn't blame you if you wanted to save some money on your new computer by transferring your Windows 10 license from your old one. Fortunately, Microsoft does allow this, even for people who took advantage of the 'free upgrade' from Windows 7 or 8 and got Windows 10. To find your Windows product key, it is recommended to use Password Recovery Bundle which is a must-have password recovery tool that could bypass Windows password, retrieve forgotten passwords to your database, email accounts or protected Office/PDF documents, find lost product keys for any Windows PC, and much more.

Windows 10 is expensive. It can run you over $100 if youcannot find a discounted version and that's not an insignificant amount ofmoney. So it makes sense that if you have a version running on one computer totransfer it to another.

You cannot build a computer and plug your old hard drivewith your existing version of Windows 10 and expect it to work because itwon't. Therefore you have to install a fresh copy and transfer ownership to thenew version.

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Transferring a Windows license

Before Windows 10 came along, installing Windows onto a newcomputer meant either copying the code onto your new machine and everything wasfine or copying the code and seeing ‘already registered' errors and eitherhaving to call Microsoft or get help another way.

Windows 10 did away with old-style license codes. They couldbe easily circumvented and were not very secure. Windows 10 introduced digitallicenses linked to your Microsoft account. Monster girl quest 3d hero. There is still a code but it doesn'twork in the same way as before.

To transfer a Windows license you will need a copy of thelicense code if you bought the PC from a store. This will be with the paperworkor on a sticker somewhere on the computer. If you don't have a key, we can workaround that but it is better if you have one.

When you're ready to go, do this:

  1. Type ‘cmd' into the Windows Search box, rightclick Command Line window and select Open as Administrator.
  2. Type slmgr /upk' and hit enter.

This command disables the Windows 10 key for that computerand should allow you to transfer it to your new computer. Now it's time to useit.

You can either log into your new computer with yourMicrosoft account and the new version is picked up automatically or you mayneed to ‘encourage' it along a bit. Try logging in first and only try thefollowing if your copy isn't authorized within 48 hours. Check Settings, Systemand About to see its status.

On your new PC:

  1. Open a CMD window as above.
  2. Type ‘slmgr /ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx'and hit Enter. Where you see xxxxx-xxxxx, type in your Windows 10 code youfound on the package, paperwork or sticker of your old computer.
  3. Type ‘slmgr /dlv' and hit Enter.

You should see a popup window with a load of text. Look forLicense Status and hopefully you should see Licensed next to it. If you do seeLicensed, you're all done!

If you don't see Licensed or don't have a key, you need todo a little more work.

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  1. Log into your new Windows computer using yourexisting Microsoft account.
  2. Open a CMD window as above.
  3. Type ‘slui 4' and hit Enter.
  4. Select your region from the blue window thatappears and hit Next.
  5. Call the toll-free number on the screen and useyour phone keypad to enter the Installation ID on the screen.
  6. Type the Confirmation ID the system providesinto the boxes on screen and select Enter confirmation ID.
  7. Select Activate Windows.

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Now your version of Windows 10 should activate.





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